Intel 386 - Manual (Page 224)

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INTERRUPT CONTROL UNIT
9.3.7 Operation Command Word 1 (OCW1)
OCW1 is the interrupt mask register. Setting a bit in the interrupt mask register disables (masks)
interrupts from the corresponding IR signal. For example, setting the master’s OCW1 M3 bit dis-
ables interrupts from the master IR3 signal. Clearing a bit in the interrupt mask register enables
interrupts from the corresponding IR signal.
Figure 9-13. Operation Command Word 1 (OCW1)
Operation Command Word 1
OCW1 (master and slave)
(read/write)
Expanded Addr:
ISA Addr:
Reset State:
master slave
F021H F0A1H
0021H 00A1H
XXH XXH
7 0
M7 M6 M5 M4 M3 M2 M1 M0
Bit
Number
Bit
Mnemonic
Function
7–0 M7:0 Mask IR:
0 = Enables interrupts on the corresponding IR signal.
1 = Disables interrupts on the corresponding IR signal.
NOTE: Setting the mask bit does not clear the respective interrupt
pending bit.
NOTE: The 8259A must be initialized before it can be used. After reset, the 8259A register states are
undefined. The 8259A modules must be initialized before the IF flag in the core FLAG register is
set.